That's actually very powerful, coming from Jo.
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"Violence, crime and addiction were part of everyday life in that part of Edinburgh," she writes. "Yet barely ten minutes away by bus was a different world, a world of cashmere and cream teas and the imposing facades of the institutions that make this city the fourth-largest financial centre in Europe.
Just like most places in the world, where the gap between the rich and the poor is so big, its unbelievable.
J.K. Rowling deserves all the success she's having now. Even better, she has shared that success not just with her readers, but with people who need help as well.
Go Jo!